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Activity: Walking
Distance: 8.60 km
Calculated time: 2h 40
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 73 m
Vertical drop: - 65 m
Highest point: 72 m
Lowest point: 14 m

District: Downend and Bromley Heath
Start/End: N 51.49069° / W 2.5015°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Start near 29 Cleeve Lodge Rd, Bristol BS16 6AF, UK
2 : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Walk south on Cleeve Lodge Rd towards Cleeve Lodge Cl
3 : km 0.15 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Cleeve Rd
4 : km 0.27 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Badminton Rd/A4017/A432
5 : km 0.68 - alt. 71 m - Walk south-west on Downend Rd/A432 towards Christchurch Ln
6 : km 0.87 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Croomes Hill
7 : km 1.14 - alt. 58 m - Walk north-west on Croomes Hill
8 : km 1.19 - alt. 58 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
9 : km 1.21 - alt. 58 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Frenchay Rd
10 : km 1.62 - alt. 49 m - Walk north-west on Frenchay Rd towards Frenchay Cl
11 : km 1.92 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
12 : km 2.08 - alt. 37 m - Walk west
13 : km 2.5 - alt. 43 m - Slight right
14 : km 2.71 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
15 : km 2.8 - alt. 37 m - Walk north towards Frome Valley Walkway
16 : km 2.97 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Frome Valley Walkway
17 : km 3.29 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west on Frome Valley Walkway towards Halfpenny Bridge
18 : km 3.67 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Frome Valley Walkway/Halfpenny Bridge
19 : km 3.75 - alt. 19 m - Slight right onto Frome Valley Walkway
20 : km 3.9 - alt. 19 m - Walk west on Frome Valley Walkway towards River View
21 : km 4.23 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto River View
22 : km 4.51 - alt. 15 m - Walk west on River View towards Broom Hill
23 : km 4.53 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Broom Hill
24 : km 4.82 - alt. 30 m - Continue onto Blackberry Hill
25 : km 5.02 - alt. 44 m - Walk south-east on Blackberry Hill towards Quarry Way
26 : km 5.42 - alt. 54 m - Continue onto Manor Rd
27 : km 5.58 - alt. 55 m - Walk east on Manor Rd towards Pound Ln
28 : km 6.26 - alt. 60 m - Walk south-east on Manor Rd towards Fishponds Rd/A432
29 : km 6.28 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Fishponds Rd/A432
30 : km 6.68 - alt. 67 m - Walk north-east on Downend Rd/A432 towards Lawn Ave
31 : km 7.49 - alt. 63 m - Walk north-east on Downend Rd/A432 towards Hurstwood Rd
32 : km 8.07 - alt. 71 m - Slight right to stay on Downend Rd/A432
33 : km 8.1 - alt. 71 m - Walk north-east on Downend Rd/A432 towards Downend Rd/A432
34 : km 8.33 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Cleeve Rd
35 : km 8.45 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Cleeve Lodge Rd
S/E : km 8.6 - alt. 62 m

Useful Information

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